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 * Copyright (c) 2010 Simple Graph Tools contributors. All rights reserved.
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * $Id$
 */
package org.sgt.coredef.util;

import org.sgt.coredef.DescribedObject;

/**
 * Utility Class for automatic ID generation.
 * 
 * @author Anne BUTTIGHOFFER
 * 
 */
public final class CoreDefAutoID {

	/**
	 * Helper Class has a private constructor.
	 */
	private CoreDefAutoID() {
		super();
	}

	/**
	 * Computes a default ID for a DescribedObject. In the form :
	 * EClass.name_JavaHash
	 * 
	 * @param describedObject {@link DescribedObject}.
	 * @return A unique {@link String} ID.
	 */
	public static String computeID(final DescribedObject describedObject) {
		return describedObject.eClass().getName() + "_"
				+ describedObject.hashCode();
	}

}
